Director/PDMR Shareholding

John Wood Group PLC ("Company")

  

NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS OF DIRECTORS, PERSONS

DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITY OR CONNECTED PERSONS

In accordance with DR 3.1.2R(1)(a) the Company was informed that the following
transactions were made by certain Directors of the Company:

On 27 October 2008:

Sir Ian C Wood

Acquired 210,347 shares, being 0.040% of the share capital of the Company, at a
purchase price of £1.7384 per share, such transaction taking place on the
London Stock Exchange.

Following this transaction, Sir Ian has a beneficial interest in 30,654,768
ordinary shares representing 5.808% of the issued share capital of the Company
and a non-beneficial interest in 59,941,473 shares representing 11.356% of the
issued share capital of the Company.

On 28 October 2008:

Allister G Langlands

Acquired 50,000 shares, being 0.009% of the share capital of the Company, at a
purchase price of £1.799237 per share, such transaction taking place on the
London Stock Exchange.

Following this transaction, Mr Langlands has a beneficial interest in 2,282,539
ordinary shares representing 0.432% of the issued share capital of the Company
and holds 300,000 share options.

John Morgan

Acquired 11,050 shares, being 0.002% of the share capital of the Company, at a
purchase price of £1.8476 per share, such transaction taking place on the
London Stock Exchange.

Following this transaction, Mr Morgan has a beneficial interest in 41,050
ordinary shares representing 0.008% of the issued share capital of the Company.

All acquisitions were made as long term investments in the Company.

The Company's issued capital consists of 527,836,720 ordinary shares with
voting rights. The Company holds no shares in Treasury.

Name of authorised company official responsible for making this notification.

 

IAN JOHNSON, COMPANY SECRETARY